After four years of litigation, global law firm K&L Gates LLP obtained for its Netherlands-based client Astra Oil Trading NV a payment of $820.5 million from the North American arm of Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras Brasiliero S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”). The payment brought to an end a series of disputes arising out of an Astra-Petrobras joint venture involving a Pasadena, Texas, refinery.

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Taber Estes Thorne & Carr hired Linda G. Moore to for a Dallas legal job, according to a press release.

Equipped with more than three decades worth of experience in commercial litigation, Moore joins the firm as a partner and brings extensive experience with trials and arbitration.

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Cornelius J. Golden recently joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and he fills a Washington legal job for the international law firm, according to a press release.

Golden joins the firm as a partner for the global energy and infrastructure practice, bringing with him 25 years of experience with energy clients.

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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP has added William J. Garrison as a partner and Michael J. Kawalek as an associate. The firm continues to expand and now numbers 54 attorneys.

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Haynes and Boone, LLP has welcomed litigation attorney Jamie McDole as a new partner, who will focus on intellectual property litigation including Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Business law firm Wick Phillips Gould & Martin added Katy Matthews as an associate for a Dallas legal job, according to a press release.

She joins the labor and employment practice witha specific focus on strategic client counseling and training with the objective of litigation prevention.

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Dykema today announced the addition of Bill Finkelstein to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a member in the Firm’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Dykema, Finkelstein was a partner with K&L Gates LLP, having practiced for 33 years with Hughes & Luce LLP before its merger with K&L Gates in 2008.

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Dallas law firm the Kendall Law Group named Matthew Scott to lead the employment law section, according to a press release.

Scott, a 17-year veteran, comes aboard for the Dallas legal job that widens the scope of the firm’s employment discrimination practice.

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U.S. law firm Jackson Lewis has hired Michael J. Mirarchi to fill a Dallas legal job as a partner, according to a press release.

Mirarchi, who founded a consultancy in 1992 that helps employers avoid litigation, brings 25 years of experience advising and counseling within the realm of employment law.

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Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new partner Scott D. Cheskiewicz to the firm. Mr. Cheskiewicz joins the Corporate & Securities group and the Investment Funds team in the Dallas and Austin offices.

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